December 2,2023: Premier Americana - Day Two
Sat, Dec 2, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 2284
VERY FINE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA CHIPPENDALE CARVED WALNUT DRESSING TABLE
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for
$17,220
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
VERY FINE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA CHIPPENDALE CARVED WALNUT DRESSING TABLE, the rectangular two-board top with molded edge, notched corners, and generous overhang above single full drawer and three short drawers, each with thumb-molded profile, flanked by fluted quarter columns at corners and shaped skirt below, the whole raised on cabriole legs ending in finely delineated ball-and-claw feet, exhibiting exuberant Rococo-style carving throughout, including central shell flanked by foliate devices at sides and pendant shell below, acanthus-carved knees and returns. Poplar, pine, and cedar secondary woods. Retains period, possibly original, "pine tree" brasses and an old surface with warm color. Circa 1770. 30 1/4" H, 36 1/2" x 20 1/4" top.
Literature: See Hornor - Blue Book of Philadelphia Furniture, p. 143, Pl. 218 for a highly similar example associated with a suite of case pieces from the Hollingsworth-Morris family.
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Condition
Very good overall condition with minor wear and imperfections.
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From a Shenandoah Valley private collection.
Property from the estate of Doris W. Smith, Staunton, VA.
Purchased from Charles Navis Antiques, Richmond, VA, 10/2/1978 (retains receipt).
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